As scarlet fever is highly contagious, children or adults diagnosed with scarlet fever are advised to stay off school or work until at least 24 hours after the start of antibiotic treatment to avoid passing on the infection,”
Potential complications include ear infection, throat abscess and pneumonia,” Lamagni said “Patients who do not show signs of improvement within a few days of starting treatment should seek urgent medical advice.”
VK health officials wrote that the age distribution of recent scarlet fever cases remains in line with previous years, with 91% of cases reported in children aged younger than 10 years. The incidence rate among children ranged from 9.1 cases per 100,000 population among children aged 10 to 14 years to 121.5 per 100,000 among children aged 1 to 4 years.
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